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Smartphones sans Google (GAFAM) @Sans_Google@mastox.eu
· 5d ago
Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social
Why is it so difficult to escape Android and build a truly open smartphone operating system? On a PC, installing Linux is relatively straightforward. On a smartphone, it's a completely different story. Proprietary drivers, closed firmware, locked bootloaders, vendor restrictions and hardware dependencies make it incredibly difficult for independent developers to build alternatives. Android may be open source, but that doesn't mean the entire smartphone is open. Projects like GrapheneOS, /e/OS and postmarketOS are working to change that, but they face significant technical and hardware limitations. Understanding these obstacles helps explain why we still have so few real alternatives to mainstream mobile operating systems. https://theprivacydad.com/why-is-it-so-difficult-to-build-an-alternative-operating-system-for-a-smartphone/ Should manufacturers be legally required to unlock bootloaders and document their firmware? #Android #Linux #GrapheneOS #OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty
Why Is It So Difficult To Build an Alternative Operating System for a Smartphone?
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Why Is It So Difficult To Build an Alternative Operating System for a Smartphone?

Looking more closely at how your Android phone works can explain why it is so difficult to develop free and open source alternative operating systems for these devices.

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h1dden @h1dden@mastodon.social
· 3w ago
Replying to
@nixCraft@mastodon.social only for those not using #GrapheneOS
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Eteryu @eteryu@infosec.exchange
· 3w ago
Zrobiłem mały remont na eteryu.space. Dodałem nową sekcję Poradniki z konkretnymi instrukcjami krok po kroku: jak zabezpieczyć telefon w 15 minut, jak skonfigurować prywatny DNS, jak odciąć algorytmy od YouTube i zdjęć, jak okiełznać klawiaturę i schowek, jak odizolować toksyczne aplikacje. Dotychczasowe Artykuły zmieniły się w Blog, a strona główna dostała nowy układ. Zapraszam do przejrzenia: https://eteryu.space #Prywatność #Cyberbezpieczeństwo #Android #GrapheneOS #Privacy
Strona Główna - Eteryu.space
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Strona Główna - Eteryu.space

Niezależny przewodnik po prywatności, bezpieczeństwie i cyfrowej wolności. Baza wiedzy, poradniki, rekomendacje narzędzi i blog o cyfrowej higienie.

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frongt @frongt@lemmy.zip
· 1mo ago
GrapheneOS version 2026100200 released, including the mmap performance fix kernel (Pixel): restore Android 17 (CP2A) mmap read-ahead behavior to resolve stuttering due to memory pressure caused by an upstream Pixel kernel change in Android 17 QPR1 If you had the performance problem from the previous update, this should fix it.
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Kuketz-Blog 🛡 @kuketzblog@social.tchncs.de
· 3mo ago
Am 30. Juli 2026 läuft die Sommerferien-Verlosung: Zu gewinnen gibt es ein Google Pixel 9a mit vorinstalliertem GrapheneOS. Die Teilnahme ist kostenlos und erfolgt über eine separate Verlosungsliste. Anmeldung und Double-Opt-in müssen am selben Tag abgeschlossen sein. Wer den Blog unabhängig davon unterstützen möchte, findet im Beitrag auch die Spendenmöglichkeiten. 👇 https://www.kuketz-blog.de/sommerferien-verlosung-google-pixel-9a-mit-grapheneos/ #GrapheneOS #Datenschutz
Sommerferien-Verlosung: Google Pixel 9a mit GrapheneOS
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Sommerferien-Verlosung: Google Pixel 9a mit GrapheneOS

Beim Sommerferien-Special wird ein Google Pixel 9a mit GrapheneOS kostenlos verlost. Teilnehmen kannst du über die separate Verlosungsliste (beendet). Berücksichtigt…

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Nick @internic@mathstodon.xyz
· 2mo ago
I just installed #GrapheneOS on a new (to me) phone, and man was that shockingly easy. I remembered it being easier than I was expecting the first time I did it (years ago), but either they made it even better or I forgot exactly how quick and simple it was. #android #privacy
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Yaqub. M @yaqubpk@mastodon.social
· 4w ago
"Nothing to hide" doesn't mean "everything to share." 🔒 Take control of your digital life and reclaim your privacy with #OpenSource alternatives: 💻 OS: #Linux 📱 MobileOS: #GrapheneOS 💬 Social & Chat: #Mastodon , #Pixelfed , #Loops , #SimpleX , #Deltachat 📧 Core Workspace: @Tutanota@mastodon.social for E2E encrypted mail, calendar, and contacts (with an E2EE drive on the way!) #Privacy #DigitalSovereignty #FOSS #Fediverse
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Eager Eagle @eager_eagle@lemmy.world
· 1mo ago
VPN disconnecting when charging? Has anyone noticed the VPN disconnecting when charging the phone? Using IVPN, but I saw reports of Proton VPN too. Happens every time. The VPN app has all permissions and unrestricted battery use. I can’t enable “Always On VPN” because Android Auto needs the split bypass, and breaks if that is enabled.
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GrapheneOS @GrapheneOS@grapheneos.social
· 1mo ago
GrapheneOS Messaging version 15 released: https://github.com/GrapheneOS/Messaging/releases/tag/15 See the linked release notes for a summary of the improvements over the previous release and a link to the full changelog. Forum discussion thread: https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/42345-grapheneos-messaging-version-15-released #GrapheneOS #privacy #security #android
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Release 15 · GrapheneOS/Messaging

Notable changes in version 15: Stop View details crashing on messages from a SIM that isn't active Keep predictive back working after a cancelled swipe Improve predictive back animation Follow the...

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Christian Peach @chpietsch@fedifreu.de
· 1mo ago
When I don't have a laptop with me, I sometimes do server admin stuff using my smartphone. It's a reasonably secure phone because it runs a hardened Android distribution called #GrapheneOS. Or so I thought. Shoddy apps can of course violate your security and privacy on any operating system. As a matter of fact, I once set up a Mastodon server via SSH using my smartphone as a terminal. My terminal app of choice is @termux@fosstodon.org – it almost feels like Debian Gnu/Linux. Today I found out that the #Termux developers do not care about their users' privacy: They put Google's DNS resolvers as defaults into their app and do tell their users about it. Which means that until today, Google learnt about each hostname I resolved in Termux, although I had configured my smartphone to use a different DNS resolver. The Termux developers were alerted to this bug ten years ago by @rugk@chaos.social but chose not to do anything about it. Someone wrote a shell script to correct this. But it requires special permissions you can only grant via ADB. So I just used a text editor to replace Google's DNS resolvers with privacy-respecting ones gleaned from @kuketzblog@social.tchncs.de's recommendations in my first link: editor /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/etc/resolv.conf #TIL #dnsleak #terminal #android #app #privacy
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GrapheneOS @GrapheneOS@grapheneos.social
· 1mo ago
GrapheneOS Messaging version 14 released: https://github.com/GrapheneOS/Messaging/releases/tag/14 See the linked release notes for a summary of the improvements over the previous release and a link to the full changelog. Forum discussion thread: https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/42224-grapheneos-messaging-version-14-released #GrapheneOS #privacy #security #android
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Release 14 · GrapheneOS/Messaging

Version 14 is a bugfix and performance follow-up to the Compose rewrite. Large conversations open instantly, a burst of incoming messages no longer stalls the app, Messaging no longer asks for acce...

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Al Pastor @morgan@sfba.social
· 1mo ago
You work in tech. You regularly have to input some form of MFA, whether passkey or a rolling code MFA from something like Google Authenticator or Authy. You work from home, and slack is the primary form of communication, with email becoming a distant secondary form. Time AFK (Away From Keyboard) is possible if you have your #smartphone, and you panic if it's not within reach. How do you go to a #dumbphone, in this scenario? I would like to ditch my smartphone, carry a camera on #bike trips, reduce my #addiction to the internet a bit, reduce the #surveillance of my activity a bit. My main concern is work requirements for communication and MFA. I am curious about things like #grapheneos, #fairphone, dumbphones. I have a Google #Pixel, an older model, and definitely don't want something newer that has more #AI integration, surveillance. Have you done this? How did it go? Please boost.
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Sinto @sintomartinez@piaille.fr
· 1mo ago
Si tu es sur Masto c'est que tu es dans le délire #logiciellibre #opensource #GrapheneOS #Linux #SouverainetéNumérique Alors rejoins-nous dans le groupe Matrix #SansDépendances de @bca@social.stackgui.de on est déjà 200+ et on t'attend. Voici le lien :
Matrix - Decentralised and secure communication
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Matrix - Decentralised and secure communication

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• Łącze @lacze@infosec.exchange
· 1mo ago
System GrapheneOS otrzymał nową funkcję Automatycznego nagrywania rozmów. Opcja wbudowana w systemową aplikację Telefon, dostępna od września 2026090500 Dialer: add support for automatic call recording with a per-call opt-out switch for both incoming and outgoing calls along with a notice of automatic call recording being active during calls ⚙️ Phone -> Settings ->Call recording -> Atuomatic call recording... ~ #grapheneos
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Releases | GrapheneOS

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